Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-12


was q look. then gasp and in . trice the
lovers were in each others arms. A bevy
of curious reporters and officers crowded
up to the door of the library but it wat
quickly shut by the deputy. The inter
view between the prisoner and his faithful
devotee lasted nearly half an hour. What
actually transpired.
WILL NEVER BE KNOWN
to the world. but it was sufficient to brinf
q glimmer OF tears to the eyes OF the ole
deputy. In half an hour the lovers had
parted and the excitement Of the entranct
of Nina had passed. At 6 o'clock thert
was an influx of deputy sheriff's to the jail
They all wore heavy overcoats and in the
right hand pockets of these were bulky
objects. which to the eyes of the experienced
| were plainly revolvers. Orders were given
forbidding the entrance OF any one not
connected with the press or sheritfs office.
Then some OF the deputies went to supper
and matters quieted down. A rumor was
started to the effect that schwab and
Fielden would be removed to Joliet at
6:3O O'Clock, but Jailer Folz declared he
had no orders to that effect.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
What preparations have you made
against possible trouble as result OF to.
morrow's execution?" asked the reporter ol
General Fitzsimmons, commander OF the
brigade OF State troops.
| "Ican outline no plans." said the Gen.
eral. 1T would not be policy. l will say,
however, that five hundred men Of the
First Regiment and seven hundred aud fifty
of the Second can be thrown into the field
| for action at very short dotice. Seven
hundred to eight hundred men OF the Third
and Fourth Regiments can be gotten here
fully equipped for duty in three hours. l
do not anticipate trouble. however.
| Any trouble that may occur will be met
| most effectually, think, by police and
! detachmente Of the First and Second
Regiments. I deprecate the necessity for
| summary action on the part OF the police
| OF troops" continued the general, ''but ii
these wretched enemies o! law and order
give us cause for action there will be no
such leniency as has been allowed them in
the past"
will your men use blank cartridges, or
fire over the heads of the crowd, in case OF
q riot and an order to fire is gven?"
I'VE have no blank cartridges" said
General Fitzsimmons, land will not fire
unless we fire y do execution
Many cOnjectures have been made the
past few days rega riding what orders have
been ISSUED to the United States troops
now at Highwood. Accordingly reporter
called this afternoon on Major General
Terry, commander OF the division OF Mis-
souri,, and asked him what arrangements
had been made for transferring troops
here in case they we're wanted. .'After the
execution and after the trouble, should any
OCCUR" said tn General, Il may be willing
10 tslk about it. but I consider it in bad
form for any army officer to outline his
plans in advance" General Terry thought
the militia here would be amply able to
take care OF any disturbance, together with
the police. He considered d them remark
ably fine and efficient body OF men.
BABEAs CORPUS DENIED.
Attorney Solomon appeared before Judge
Tuley this afternoon and made his appli-
cati, n for a writ of babeas corpus in be-
half OF A. r. Parsons. His point was that
the process was void, the record saying the
He claimed that the order OF the court
directing the execution of the Anarchists
on November IL was unconstitutional and
void, inasmuch as such final process must
read: I'm the name of the people OF the
State OF Illinois," He read manv decisions
in support OF his point. One of Mr.. Solo,
mons main points was that the Illinois
Supreme Court should have returned the
case to the Lower Court, where the sem
tence should have again been pronounced.
Neglect to do this. he argued. was fatal
error. The writ was refused by Judge
Tulpy.
WHAT THE REST THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
The explosion in Lingg's cell created a
decided sensation in the Jail. All the
prisoners, over 200 heard the report.
Jailer Folz was the one who carried the
news that Lingg had used such deadly
means to make away with himself to the
other Anarchists. The jaiIer ap-
preached Parsons cell: 'Lingg has killed
himself said Mr., Fols.
"Great God! is that so?" exclaimed
Parsons.
"Yes it's fact was the reply.
''Well, my God!" exclaimed Parsons,
II wish myself I had some dynamite, l
would kill myself only too quickly"
August Spies was then informed OF the
tragedy. "l expected nothing else,"
said Spies quietly. Ever since the
finding of the bombs in his
cell last Sunday wac satisfied that if it
vas possible he would make away with
himself For my own and comrades sake
l am glad he is out OF the way
According to .Jailer Fo!z all OF the re-
naming Anarchists are completely broken
down. They look on the suicide OF Lingg
as placing him in the category OF an ex.
wish to occupy themselves. Schwab
became deeply depressed. He walked up
and down his cell with his bead on his
breast. Engel and F ther refused to talk
to their keeper, but were evidently almost
overwhelmed by the tragedy.
AGONY AND SUSPENSE
we're passed by the Jail inmates in the cells
above and around. There was shutting
OF feet on the stone floor and then hun
dreds of strained eyes watching down
through the iron doors and bars saw
group OF guards in shirt sleeves struggling
across the dimly lighted area bearing by
the legs and arms The body OF the man De-
tween them. The uptuI ned face was huge
clct Of blood, but the turnkey who sup
ported the head, had his fingers wound
tightly into the unmista kable brown curling
rinsets OF ,he bomb maker, Louis Lingg.
The big key OF Jailer Faltz grating on the
main lock interrupted for moment the
sound Of pat tering blood on the white stone
pavement. There was a cieaklng C1 rusty
hinges and the Anarchists and common
Jail birds had gazed their last on Louis
Lingg. A few steps brought tho huddled up
cortcge to the bathroom OF the Jail.
stuffy little apartment scarcely ten feet
square. Lingg was dumped on the floor
with scant tenderness by the men who have
been daily hall expecting
TO MEET THEIR DEATH
at his hands. To all appearances the
Anarchist was stark dead, His 1.-the ath-
l.tic form was clothed only in short tnnic
and his brawny limbs seemed rigid. A
small pool OF gore was soon floating the
brown curls surmounting the broad
shoulders. and one glance showed how
Lingg had striven with dynamite to blow
off his own head. The entire lower ha'f OF
the once handsome face vas gone, including
| the upper lip and jaw. Where the nose had
been was now a jagged bloody gap extend.
ing across to the ears and down he Ada m's
apple. "Open your eyes. Lingg," exclaimed
the Jail doctor who had just reached the
room. To tie astonishment OF bystanders
Lingg's eyes opened and he looked calmly
aboat him. He was Immediately raised On
table ard propped -p with pillows: He
was washed hurriedIy, while cloth bandages
we're passed around the lower part OF bis
face and around the top OF bis heal. hiding
all but the nose and forehead, all loose